Brighton College, Dubai

Inspection report for early years provision

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Unique reference number 149798 Inspection date 16/06/2011 Inspector Jennifer Devine

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Type of setting Childminder to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection. If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 1231, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. You may copy all or parts of this document for non-commercial educational purposes, as long as you give details of the source and date of publication and do not alter the information in any way.

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T: 0300 123 1231 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.ofsted.gov.uk This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Introduction

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under Sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of the registered early years provision. ‘Early years provision’ refers to provision regulated by Ofsted for children from birth to 31 August following their fifth birthday (the early years age group). The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and welfare, known as the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Introduction

The provider must provide a copy of this report to all parents with children at the setting where reasonably practicable. The provider must provide a copy of the report to any other person who asks for one, but may charge a fee for this service (The Childcare (Inspection) Regulations 2008 regulations 9 and 10).

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Introduction

The setting also makes provision for children older than the early years age group which is registered on the voluntary and/or compulsory part(s) of the Childcare Register. This report does not include an evaluation of that provision, but a comment about compliance with the requirements of the Childcare Register is included in Annex B.

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Introduction

Please see our website for more information about each childcare provider. We publish inspection reports, conditions of registration and details of complaints we receive where we or the provider take action to meet the requirements of registration. This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Description of the childminding

The childminder registered in March 2001. She lives with her husband and four children aged three, four, seven and 13 years in Feltham in the London borough of Hounslow. The childminder uses mainly the ground floor of her premises for childminding purposes and there is a fully enclosed garden for outdoor play. The childminder is registered to care for a maximum of three children under eight years, of whom one may be in the early years age range. She is currently minding one child in the early years age range and three children after school. The family has a pet cat. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register, and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register.

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The overall effectiveness of the early years provision

Overall the quality of the provision is satisfactory.

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The overall effectiveness of the early years provision

Children benefit from the warm and affectionate care the childminder provides. This enables them to feel secure to explore their surroundings and make steady progress in their early development. The childminder is aware of ensuring children's overall safety is maintained. However her risk assessments do not contain all required information. She has good relationships with parents and keeps them well informed on a daily basis about their child's day. Although the childminder has not yet developed her self-evaluation processes through discussion, she demonstrates that she has the capacity to make improvements in the service she provides.

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further?

To meet the specific requirements of the EYFS, the registered person must:

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further?

 carry out a risk assessment for each type of outing and review it before embarking on each specific outing (Safeguarding and welfare) 07/07/2011

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further?

To further improve the early years provision the registered person should:

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further?

 improve the risk assessment so that it identifies all aspects of the environment that need to be checked on a regular basis and includes assessments for every type of outing  develop observation and assessment methods of children's development so that it supports the planning for the next steps of each child's learning. This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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the early years provision

Children's welfare is effectively safeguarded as the childminder understands her role and responsibilities with regard to child protection. She knows the indicators of abuse and the procedures to follow if she was concerned about a child. The childminder ensures her home is safe by completing daily visual checks of the environment. She has recorded risk assessments for some parts of the home but these do not include everything a child may come into contact with. The childminder is aware of safety when outdoors and has conducted risk assessments for some outings, but these do not include every type of outing, as required. All required documentation such as accident and medication records are maintained.

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the early years provision

Play resources are clean and safe. Toys and play materials are stored in the conservatory and are accessible for children to choose their play from the various toy boxes. There is sufficient space available to allow children to investigate their surroundings in comfort.

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the early years provision

The childminder has not as yet, considered self-evaluating her practices but through discussion she is aware she needs to develop her knowledge of observation and assessments to fully support her with the Early Year's Foundation Stage.

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the early years provision

Overall, the childminder provides an inclusive provision to children and parents. Children are supported as the childminder is aware of children's individual needs and routines through discussion with the parents before their child starts. The childminder has planned activities around different festivals to support children's awareness of the world around them and she is aware of providing multi-cultural resources such as books to enable children to experience positive images of diversity.

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the early years provision

Children receive appropriate and consistent care as the childminder has established good partnerships with parents. The childminder gives verbal feedback to parents everyday on how their child has been and parents can view their child's photographic scrapbooks at any time. The childminder has a sound awareness of working in partnerships with others as she communicates with the teachers in the nursery, to ensure continuity of care for this age group.

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and outcomes for children

Children are cared for in a loving and caring environment in which they feel secure to investigate their surroundings. The childminder has built up good relationships with the children who are settled and approach her for reassurance and support during the day.

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and outcomes for children

The childminder has a sound understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 and provides stimulating and exciting toys and activities to ensure children are interested and eager to learn. There is a generally good balance of adult led and child led activities to help children develop into active and creative learners. For example, the childminder sits with the children to support them in developing their skills of building with the bricks. She shows them how they need to stack them carefully to make them balance and encourages them to count how many. She then gives the children some time to try building by themselves and praises them as they build a tall tower.

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and outcomes for children

The childminder has started to keep some photographic observations and has begun to link these to the areas of learning. However, she is less confident in being able to identify and record the next steps of learning to help with her planning of future activities and experiences to fully support children as they grow and develop.

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and outcomes for children

Children's behaviour is appropriate for their age and the childminder has effective strategies in place by offering lots of praise to them to promote their self-esteem. The childminder has a good understanding of developing children's love of books. She has a generally good selection of age appropriate books and children choose their favourite ones. They sit together with the childminder and enjoy listening to her read. She is skilled in talking to the children and asking them questions to make them think. Children particularly enjoy listening to favourite story 'we're going on a bear hunt' and wait in anticipation to join in with the endings. The childminder places a strong emphasis on children's physical development and using the outdoor environment. They can choose to play in the large well equipped garden or go for walks to the parks or to the river. The childminder also plans many outings to places of interest during the school holidays and joins up with

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and outcomes for children

other childminders to make this an exciting and really enjoyable time.

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and outcomes for children

Children thoroughly enjoy mark making and are very interested in using the various stencils. They choose the letter stencils and are beginning to recognise the first letter of their names and their friends. They are learning all the time about being kind and taking turns as they play with the train set and help to build up the tracks to push the trains and small world people around.

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and outcomes for children

The childminder takes reasonable steps to ensure children in her care remain healthy and free from cross-infection. The childminder holds a current first aid certificate and this enables her to deal with accidents appropriately. The childminder promotes healthy eating lifestyles. She provides home cooked meals which are nutritionally balanced and meet individual children's dietary needs. They are provided with regular snacks of fruit and their drinks are readily available. The childminder promotes good hygiene by ensuring she talks with the children about the importance of washing their hands before eating their meals.

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and outcomes for children

Children are developing their understanding of keeping safe as they practise the fire evacuation procedures. The childminder ensures she talks to children about road safety and always crosses roads at safe points when out walking. Children demonstrate that they feel secure and safe in the childminders care as they become absorbed in their play. They smile and laugh with the childminder and are confident to play on the floor to explore their surroundings. However, the lack of This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 clear complete risk assessments by the childminder compromises children's overall safety within the home and outdoors. This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Annex A: record of inspection judgements

The key inspection judgements and what they mean

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Annex A: record of inspection judgements

Grade 1 is Outstanding: this aspect of the provision is of exceptionally high quality Grade 2 is Good: this aspect of the provision is strong Grade 3 is Satisfactory: this aspect of the provision is sound Grade 4 is Inadequate: this aspect of the provision is not good enough

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children in the Early Years Foundation Stage?

The capacity of the provision to maintain continuous improvement

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Early Years Foundation Stage

The effectiveness of leadership and management in embedding ambition and driving improvement The effectiveness with which the setting deploys resources 2 The effectiveness with which the setting promotes equality and diversity The effectiveness of safeguarding 3 The effectiveness of the setting’s self-evaluation, including the steps taken to promote improvement The effectiveness of partnerships 3 The effectiveness of the setting’s engagement with parents and carers

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Stage

The quality of the provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage 3

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Stage

The extent to which children achieve and enjoy their learning 3 The extent to which children feel safe 3 The extent to which children adopt healthy lifestyles 2 The extent to which children make a positive contribution 2 The extent to which children develop skills for the future 3

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Stage

procedures set out in the guidance available from Ofsted’s website: www.ofsted.gov.uk This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Annex B: the Childcare Register

The provider confirms that the requirements of the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are: Met

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Annex B: the Childcare Register

The provider confirms that the requirements of the voluntary part of the Childcare Register are: Met

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